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Author Topic: Make up to x  (Read 735 times)

Wyrdean

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Make up to x
« on: October 13, 2022, 09:01:09 pm »

As part of the steam release, a much more intuitive (and frankly more useful) make up to condition as part of the manager would save a ton of heartache and generally just be more convenient than the current Make an unlimited amount or Make a batch of conditions, which while close, ultimately fall short.
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ayy1337

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Re: Make up to x
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2022, 06:23:27 am »

I actually think this is pretty cool, though I wonder.. Say you want 1000 copper bolts, do you count all the ones on the map, the ones that are on the map and not forbidden, the ones in stockpiles, etc.
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Re: Make up to x
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2022, 06:54:37 am »

do you count all the ones on the map, the ones that are on the map and not forbidden, the ones in stockpiles, etc.
I'm sure this can just be configurable, just press a, f, s, or something like that to configure which ones to include

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Re: Make up to x
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2022, 12:11:03 am »

The current conditions already allow "queue up a job if there is less than X amount of items". How does that fall short?

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Re: Make up to x
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2022, 09:01:47 pm »

The current conditions already allow "queue up a job if there is less than X amount of items". How does that fall short?
Damn I didn't even realize you could do that with manager jobs.
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☼Obsidian Short Sword☼

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Re: Make up to x
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2022, 10:28:53 am »

That reminds me, It wasn't until My turn as an overseer of Smithbridges, That I learned that you could specify what materials your carpenters/masons could make stuff without needing a manager.

Anyways, This sounds like a great idea, As it would be easier to access.

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« Last Edit: March 23, 2023, 09:34:13 am by ☼Obsidian Short Sword☼ »
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